Twitch Adds Shannon Sharpe to NFL Co-streaming Roster

Twitch has added retired NFL player Shannon Sharpe to its roster of prominent personalities co-streaming Thursday Night Football. Sharpe is also a former CBS Sports football analyst and current co-host of Skip and Shannon: Undisputed on FS1.

The Hall of Famer played tight end for the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens, and won two Super Bowls with the Broncos plus a third with the Ravens. His addition to the Twitch Thursday Night Football co-streaming roster is part of Twitch’s efforts to increase the appeal of traditional sports streams on its platform. Adding color commentary from well-known personalities during live events may help broaden Twitch’s audience outside of just esports.